Looks like knitter Colleen Meagher of the Subway Knitter is getting lots of press from her useful invention, the Charlie Card pocket mitten (Boston subway’s new card system). Now Colleen needs only to pass her hand near the turnstile in order to gain entry. No more searching for cards in her bag or pocket! Thanks […]
Tricia at Stylehive has posted up Stylehives Top 5, this week featuring the best handmade animals and dolls. Featuring Little Monsters by All Knit Up, Plush Pals by My Paper Crane, Doll and Ozzie Rabitt by Le Train Fantôme, Plush Toy Extravaganza By Little Red Pear, and Wall Dolls By Mia Hansen. Link.
CRAFT: 02 hits the newsstands on January 23, and to celebrate we are featuring a pattern from the new issue. In this pattern, Janaina Vaughn shows you how to sew your own house slippers out of old denim jeans. The cute Mary-Jane style slippers will have you looking stylishly cozy and comfy while you lounge […]
Nikol Lohr of The Thrifty Knitter made a circular needle bag out of wool felt that hangs nicely over a door handle. It’s also complete with a little pocket on the other side for a gauge checker. Link.
Today on Wired.com there’s a great article on “Crafty Geeks Launch Sewing 2.0” talking about the new wave of sewing and the Internet. The article starts off with one of our CRAFT friends Lisa Howdin of Fitzpatterns who is interviewed in CRAFT:02 and has contributed a number of stylish patterns of hers to our CRAFT […]
I grew up watching Hayao Miyazaki movies and loved the movie My Neighbor Totoro. Liz of Felt Cafe moved to Japan last fall and has recently made cute Totoros of all sizes! Also check out her new felt cafe: east+west store on etsy because now it’s stocked with lots of cute Japanese finds. Link.
ikea hacker features a cute colored and embellished pouch made by the shopping sherpa who decorated the plain ikea akseline fabric. Link. i
